1828 O-116 R2, Square Base 2, Small 8's, Large Letters, Capped Bust Half Dollar
Obverse: 9
Reverse: M
There are a fair number of MS examples available with perhaps a few of MS65's at the top of census, and AU's are somewhat available.
Variety Attribution: Obverse-Star 13 nearly touches curl. Star 1 is 3/4 mm. from Drapery. Date is 8 1/2 mm. Square base 2 small 8's. There may be defect lines left of date. (The example above has these lines).
Reverse- 50 C. is 1 mm. and high with a large well formed 5 that is higher than 0 and large C. Arrow to A is 1/2 mm. Left sides T-I in line. AM nearly touch at base and serif of M is higher than that of A. Line 2 of stripe 1 to crossbar 2.
1828 Leaman-Gunnet Emission Sequence Number for O-116: 20
Overall Number: 289Top five condition census coins from last 10 years of auction and sale records:
02/16 Stack's-B (Pogue Part 3) PCGS MS66
08/19 Heritage (FUN-Orlando) NGC MS65
06/20 Heritage (Long Beach) NGC MS64
01/19 Heritage (FUN-Orlando) PCGS (S) MS64
06/17 Heritage (Long Beach) PCGS MS64+ CAC